http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/ Engadget Comments for Chrysler's new electric vehicles shown on video http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/Sep 25th 2008 4:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/Sep 25th 2008 4:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/Sep 25th 2008 4:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/Sep 25th 2008 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/Sep 25th 2008 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/
I wonder what big oil is thinking right now? I know, I know...big oil will never worry they will adapt. I guess we should thank the bush administration for pushing the economy to the brink so we could seriously look at alternatives to oil usage.]]>Sep 25th 2008 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/
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If the elecric range was better then it wuould be better, but its not a bad place to start tho.

il say as well that the dodge ant to bad. ]]>Sep 25th 2008 4:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/Sep 25th 2008 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/
just for claity.

chears muchly.]]>Sep 25th 2008 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/Sep 25th 2008 4:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/Sep 25th 2008 4:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/Sep 25th 2008 4:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/Sep 25th 2008 5:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/Sep 25th 2008 7:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/
If the van is built with quality and priced within reason given its newer-drive train, then it can be successful. My wife does a great deal of daily driving with the kids but still keeps it under 40 miles and day. So, she can drive it without ever really needing to fill-up.

Once the general consumer base see that you can get a familiar sized car that can meet your daily needs and only sip gas, then demand will explode and these type of cars can become the norm. ]]>Sep 25th 2008 6:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/
Dodge you piece of...]]>Sep 25th 2008 7:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/Sep 25th 2008 8:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/Sep 25th 2008 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/Sep 25th 2008 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/
What I'd like cleared up are questions about the electric motors. I've seen both large, centralised motors with power distribution systems to the wheels, and cars with the motors built into the wheels. I believe the Tesla and a number of others use the wheel-based approach. This car (which looks great) appears to be centralised. I'd like to learn more about the pros and cons of each system - why they chose them, etc.

I don't trust American motors and drive trains. EV's might be their ticket out of the blackened reputation they've earned over the last 40 years. The fewer moving parts, the fewer things they can screw up. ]]>Sep 25th 2008 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/Sep 25th 2008 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/Sep 25th 2008 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/
A single centralized motor means transmission losses getting power routed to the wheels.

What I'd like to see is an all electric (plug in recharge) vehicle with a 50 to 100 mile range that also comes with a diesel generator "pup" one can put in the back of the vehicle for longer road trips. 95% of the time, the "pup" stays home in your garage, no need to haul it everywhere you go (of course you can if you want but your range suffers). A small diesel engine designed to operate at a single RPM is very efficient (talk to VW) compared to a gasoline engine. ]]>Sep 25th 2008 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/This "Dodge" EV isn't just based of the Europa, it actually just is a Europa converted to be electric with a motor and power electronics from UQM.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2008/09/et008_013ev-1280.jpg
If fact it's likely that UQM did the conversion for them.
http://www.uqm.com/app_engineering.php
So I'm left wondering what part of this car is made by Chrysler besides the Dodge badge on the front. For Chrysler to call this car a product of Chrysler engineering is ridiculous.]]>Sep 25th 2008 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/chryslers-new-electric-vehicles-shown-on-video/Sep 25th 2008 11:31AM